Bar None
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Bar None is a rollicking deep dive into the events, phenomenon, relationships and human foibles that shaped the world’s most iconic drinks. Hosted by food and beverage writer Greg Benson and featuring guest appearances from industry luminaries like Derek Brown, Robert Simonson and Sother Teague, Bar None’s vaudevillian approach to storytelling is a refreshing cocktail of history and humor.

Bitter Sweet

A history of the Negroni and the curious intersection of bitter times with bitter flavors.Continue reading
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Moscow, inc.

Capitalism made the Moscow Mule – birthed it, shaped it and groomed it into the superstar it is today. But it also left behind aContinue reading
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The Old Men and the Sea

One man invented it. Another one named it. Over the decades their clashing personalities made the Hemingway Daiquiri what it is today.Continue reading
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Exactly Approximately 3.2%

Bar None tackles the twin design conundrums of Lite Beer and the patchwork quilt of weird liquor laws left over after prohibition.Continue reading
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A Good Fight

As the empires of Europe count down to World War I we track the contentious history of the French 75 – a fearsome artillery pieceContinue reading
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Greensward

A story of Manhattan, a drink and an island, told through the history and people of Central Park.    Continue reading
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One Hundred Percent Virtue

Bar None is back! Season 2 is just around the corner, but to tide everyone over we've got a story about censorship, moral catch-22s and the triumph of...
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Whenever You Need Somebody

For our final episode of season one we're looking at the neoclassical age of cocktails, speakeasies, the internet and the Aviation and asking one very...
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Bottomless

Follow the evolution of the strangely viral Bloody Mary and its equally virulent host, Brunch.   Our transcript is available on our Patreon Page!Conti...
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